Using route narrative symbols
First Claim
1. A method for displaying driving directions having multiple maneuvers, the method comprising:
- accessing maneuver information for a route from an origin to a destination, the maneuver information including;
a first maneuver associated with a first road, anda second maneuver associated with a second road;
presenting, as a constituent part of the driving directions, the first maneuver along with textual information associated with the first road;
presenting, as a constituent part of the driving directions, the second maneuver along with textual information associated with the second road;
determining, for one or more maneuvers, whether or not to present at least one graphical road-identifying symbol that has substantially the same appearance as a road sign as visually associated with the one or more maneuvers for which the determination is made; and
presenting, based on the determination of whether or not to present at least one graphical road-identifying symbol, a graphical road-identifying symbol that has substantially the same appearance as a road sign as visually associated with the first maneuver and presenting, for the second maneuver, text without a graphical road-identifying symbol.
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Abstract
Techniques are provided for displaying a route symbol with narrative driving directions. A route symbol for a particular maneuver may be used to represent the road to which the maneuver relates. For example, one type of a route symbol that may be used to represent a road may be an interstate route symbol that has substantially the same appearance (e.g., substantially the same or similar shape, and/or substantially the same coloration) as an interstate route sign used to mark the interstate itself. Another example of a type of a route symbol that represents a road is an highway route symbol that looks substantially the same as a highway route sign used to mark a state highway. A route symbol used for the display of a maneuver also may include route symbols that are related to the type of maneuver, such as the type of a turn, described by the maneuver.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for displaying driving directions having multiple maneuvers, the method comprising:
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accessing maneuver information for a route from an origin to a destination, the maneuver information including; a first maneuver associated with a first road, and a second maneuver associated with a second road; presenting, as a constituent part of the driving directions, the first maneuver along with textual information associated with the first road; presenting, as a constituent part of the driving directions, the second maneuver along with textual information associated with the second road; determining, for one or more maneuvers, whether or not to present at least one graphical road-identifying symbol that has substantially the same appearance as a road sign as visually associated with the one or more maneuvers for which the determination is made; and presenting, based on the determination of whether or not to present at least one graphical road-identifying symbol, a graphical road-identifying symbol that has substantially the same appearance as a road sign as visually associated with the first maneuver and presenting, for the second maneuver, text without a graphical road-identifying symbol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program configured to display driving directions having multiple maneuvers, the medium comprising one or more code segments configured to:
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access maneuver information for a route from an origin to a destination, the maneuver information including; a first maneuver associated with a first road, and a second maneuver associated with a second road; present, as a constituent part of the driving directions, the first maneuver along with textual information associated with the first road; present, as a constituent part of the driving directions, the second maneuver along with textual information associated with the second road; determine, for one or more maneuvers, whether or not to present at least one graphical road-identifying symbol that has substantially the same appearance as a road sign as visually associated with the one or more maneuvers for which the determination is made; and present, based on the determination of whether or not to present at least one graphical road-identifying symbol a graphical road-identifying symbol that has substantially the same appearance as a road sign as visually associated with the first maneuver and presenting, for the second maneuver, text without a graphical road-identifying symbol. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for displaying driving directions having multiple maneuvers, the system comprising:
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an access module for accessing maneuver information for a route from an origin to a destination, the maneuver information including; a first maneuver associated with a first road, and a second maneuver associated with a second road; a presentation device configured to enable; presentation, as a constituent part of the driving directions, of the first maneuver along with textual information associated with the first road, and presentation, as a constituent part of the driving directions, of the second maneuver along with textual information associated with the second road; means for determining, for one or more maneuvers, whether or not to present at least one graphical road-identifying symbol that has substantially the same appearance as a road sign as visually associated with the one or more maneuvers for which the determination is made; and means for presenting, based on the determination of whether or not to present at least one graphical road-identifying symbol, a graphical road-identifying symbol that has substantially the same appearance as a road sign as visually associated with the first maneuver and presenting, for the second maneuver, text without a graphical road-identifying symbol.
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Specification